Конспект урока
по теме «Successful сareer» , 9
класс
Учебник: Звёздный
английский «Starlight 9», для
школ с углублённым изучением английского языка.
I.
Разминка
(Warm
up).
T: Good morning everyone!
Today we are going to learn how to write an essay, to be precise, arguments
‘for’ and ‘against’. For this purpose, we’ll watch two short videos. Now we
have some questions to discuss:
·
Have
you ever thought of your future career?
·
What
is your dream career?
·
What
would you do if you did not have to work?
·
Would
you like to be a model, a photographer, a fashion designer, an actor, or start
up your business and be a successful entrepreneur?
S: Students’
own answers.
T: asks for class
feedback and encourages students to share their ideas and writes some of the
ideas on the board.
1. Discuss with
your partner. Which
of the words/phrases in the box below do you associate with the following jobs,
and why?
|
·
a
photographer
|
creative
highly paid
self-disciplined
|
glamorous
lonely
privileged
|
hard work
pressurised
self-motivated
|
|
·
a
model
|
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·
a
fashion designer
|
|
T: asks for
class feedback and encourages students to share their ideas.
2. Lindsay
Pressdee (the fashion designer in the third photo) has been running her own
business since 1996. Listen to Lindsay and put the things she mentions in the
correct order. She does NOT mention one thing.
o ___ do a degree
in fashion
o ___ set up
business on her own
o ___ carry a
notebook around
o ___ have lots of
Saturday jobs
o ___ show her
designs at a trade show
o ___ have a
glamorous lifestyle
o ___ earn less
money than her friends
o ___ deal directly
with large department stores
o ___ make clothes
for her Cindy dolls
S: Students’ own answers.
T: Look at the slide and
check your answers. Good job! Well done!
3. Watch the film extract
again. What are the seven challenges of
starting up your own business that Lindsay mentions? Put √.
q It’s a hard business to break into
q Be
prepared to work hard, it’s actually really hard work
q I
had lots of Saturday jobs
q I
end up spending four days a week on my own in the studio
q It
actually can get quite lonely
q I
take risks investing money
q I
earn less money than my friends
q It
requires loads of self-motivation
q I
can suffer the failure
T:
Look at the slide and check your answers.
I
think, you are ready to name the cons of being self-employed.
· What are the disadvantages
of being self-employed?
T: The teacher asks
for class feedback and encourages students to share their ideas and writes some
of the ideas on the board.
S:
Students’ own answers.
T: Now it’s time
to work with a composition planner. Your task is to write two arguments ‘against’
in the composition planner.
T: Well done!
We’ve discussed the negative sides of being self-employed. Now, it’s time to
discuss the positive sides.
· What are the
advantages of being self-employed?
· Do you know a
person who has a dream career and who is successful?
· What do you think
are the secrets of succeeding in business?
T:
The teacher encourages students to share their ideas and writes some of the
ideas on the board.
S:
Students’ own answers.
T: Now, seven
successful people are ready to tell us their secrets of success.
II. Секреты
успеха ‘The
Secrets of Success’
1. Which of the jobs
in the box below are presented in the photos?
|
a milliner a web
consultant
a card maker a quantity surveyor
street performers an
Indian takeaway owner an Internet entrepreneur
|
S: If necessary, students
read through the statements before watching.
Students’
own answers.
2. You are going to hear
seven people talking about their success in business. Watch the film and
identify who says the advice below.
|
|
Advice
|
Speaker
|
|
a
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You will find
your own skill one day and you will do well.
|
|
|
b
|
My advice to you
is ‘know your customer’.
|
|
|
c
|
Choose your
business partners very carefully!
|
|
|
d
|
A good business
is a good idea.
|
|
|
e
|
Always remember
you don’t have to work for someone else.
|
|
|
f
|
Find a
professional body that deals with start up businesses who will help you put
your ideas into action.
|
|
|
g
|
I’m already
financially successful … I love what I do
|
|
T:
Look at the slide and check your answers. Splendid! Marvelous!
|
|
Advice
|
Speaker
|
|
a
|
You will find
your own skill one day and you will do well.
|
an Internet
entrepreneur
|
|
b
|
My advice to you
is ‘know your customer’.
|
an Indian
takeaway owner
|
|
c
|
Choose your
business partners very carefully!
|
street
performers
|
|
d
|
A good business
is a good idea.
|
a card maker
|
|
e
|
Always remember
you don’t have to work for someone else.
|
a quantity surveyor
|
|
f
|
Find a
professional body that deals with start up businesses who will help you put
your ideas into action.
|
a web consultant
|
|
g
|
I’m already
financially successful … I love what I do
|
a milliner
|
3. Watch the video and
number the following quotes in the order you hear them.
S: Students read through
the statements before watching.
|
I did some market research on it.
|
|
|
I’ve an annual turnover of £70,000.
|
|
|
Always believe in yourself.
|
|
|
I’m very passionate about my work.
|
|
|
Last year I decided to set up my own
business.
|
|
|
We’ve been very lucky and very
successful.
|
|
|
We’ve been going for two and a half
years now.
|
|
S: Students’ own answers.
T: Look at the screen and
check your answers. You did great!
|
I did some market research on it.
|
6
|
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I’ve an annual turnover of £70,000.
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4
|
|
Always believe in yourself.
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7
|
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I’m very passionate about my work.
|
1
|
|
Last year I decided to set up my own
business.
|
3
|
|
We’ve been very lucky and very
successful.
|
5
|
|
We’ve been going for two and a half
years now.
|
2
|
4. Can you name the seven
secrets of success?
1. Stay …………………………………………………………………………...
2. Get some ……………………………………………………..………………
3. Be your own ………………………………….…………………….………
4. Have a good ………………………………………..………………………
5. Choose your …………………………………………………………………
6. Know your ……………………………………………………………………
7. Don’t ………………………………………………………………..………..
S:
Students’ own answers.
T: Look at the slide and check your
answers.
T:
Now it’s time to fill in the essay planner.
Your task is to write arguments ‘for’ and against in the essay planner.
S: Students’ own answers.
T:
We’ve discussed the advantages and disadvantages of being self-employed and you
have filled most of your essay planner. It will be of great help in doing your
homework. Remember the rules of writing a for-and-against essay and use the
planner. Thank you for your cooperation!
5. Suggested
homework: write a for-and-against essay (Starlight 9, Module 1, p. WB (Writing
Bank).
‘You have had a class discussion about young people who prefer to work
for themselves or own a business rather than working for someone else. Now your
English teacher has asked you to write an essay based on the following
statement: “There are both advantages and disadvantages of being
self-employed.”
Write your essay (120-180 words).
Remember the rules of
writing essays, mind the style and use the planner.
Thank you for your
cooperation! You did great! You can be proud of yourself!
The lesson is over. Have
a nice day!
Оборудование:
интерактивная доска или проектор, ноутбук, колонки, печатные
раздаточные материалы по количеству обучающихся (см. приложение).
Список
литературы:
1.
Starlight
9, Student’s Book, Virginia Evans, Jenny Dooley, Ksenia Baranova, Victoria
Kopylova, Radislav Millrood, Express Publishing, 2019.
2.
Total English, upper intermediate, Students’ Book, DVD
film bank, Richard Acklam, Araminta Grace, Pearson Longman, 2006,
2.
Total English, upper intermediate, Teacher’s Resource Book, DVD film bank,
Araminta Grace, Pearson Longman, 2006
3. www.longman.com/totalenglish
Приложения:
Раздаточный
материал
«A for-and-against essay planner»
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Тема
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There
are both advantages and disadvantages of being self-employed.
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1
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An introduction in which you present the topic generally,
without giving your opinion.
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These day it is
very common for young people to …
|
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2
|
present the first idea
(topic sentence outlining the main idea
of the paragraph)
|
In my opinion, the main advantage …
|
|
give arguments for
give justifications and examples
|
Firstly, one of the main issues …
One of the main benefits is that …
For example …,
|
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give arguments against,
give justifications and examples
|
However, arguments can arise about how to …
Some people are in favour of this, as it means that …
For instance …,
|
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3.
|
present the second idea (topic sentence
outlining the main idea of the paragraph)
|
Some people are in favour of / against …
|
|
give arguments for
give justifications and examples
|
To begin
with, … Furthermore, …
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give arguments against,
give justifications and examples
|
On the one hand,
|
|
4.
|
present the third idea (topic sentence
outlining the main idea of the paragraph)
|
In addition to this, … / Another downside is that …
|
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give arguments for
give justifications and examples
|
Consequently,
|
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give arguments against,
give justifications and examples
|
On the other hand,…
As a result, …
|
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5.
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a conclusion in which you give your opinion
|
In conclusion,
While there are many advantages to …, there are a few disadvantages, too.
|
|
a balanced summery of the topic
|
On the whole,
though, … it can be a valuable experience at a certain point in everyone’s
life.
|
Task 1. Discuss with your
partner and share your ideas with the group.
Have you ever
thought of your future career? _______________________________________________________________
What is your dream
career? _______________________________________________________________
What would you do
if you do NOT have to work? _______________________________________________________________
Would you like to
be a model, a photographer, a fashion designer, an actor? _______________________________________________________________
Would you like to
start up your business and be a successful entrepreneur? Why? Why not?
_______________________________________________________________
Task 2. Discuss with
your partner and share your ideas with the group.
Which of the
words/phrases in the box below do you associate with the following jobs, and
why?
|
·
a
photographer
|
creative
highly paid
self-disciplined
|
glamorous
lonely
privileged
|
hard work
pressurised
self-motivated
|
|
·
a
model
|
|
·
a
fashion designer
|
Task 3. Lindsay Pressdee
(the fashion designer in the third photo) has been running her own business
since 1996. Listen to Lindsay and put the things she mentions in the correct
order. She does NOT mention one thing.
o ___ do a degree
in fashion
o ___ set up
business on her own
o ___ carry a
notebook around
o ___ have lots of
Saturday jobs
o ___ show her
designs at a trade show
o ___ have a
glamorous lifestyle
o ___ earn less
money than her friends
o ___ deal directly
with large department stores
o ___ make clothes
for her Cindy dolls
Which thing does she NOT mention? ___________________________
Task 4. Watch
the video again. What are the seven
challenges of starting up your own business that Lindsay mentions? Put a tick «√».
q It’s a hard business to break into
q Be
prepared to work hard, it’s actually really hard work
q I
had lots of Saturday jobs
q I
end up spending four days a week on my own in the studio
q It
actually can get quite lonely
q I
take risks investing money
q I
earn less money than my friends
q It
requires loads of self-motivation
q I
can suffer the failure
Task 5. Discuss with
your partner and share your ideas with the group.
· What are the
advantages of being self-employed?
__________________________________________________________
· Do you know a
person who has a dream career and who is successful?
__________________________________________________________
· What do you think
are the secrets of succeeding in business?
_________________________________________________________
II. ‘The Secrets
of Success’
Task 6. Which
of the jobs in the box below are presented in the photos?
|
a milliner a web consultant a
card maker a quantity surveyor
street performers an Indian takeaway
owner an Internet entrepreneur
|
Task 7. You
are going to hear seven people talking about their success in business. Watch
the video and identify who says the advice below.
|
|
Advice
|
Speaker
|
|
a
|
You will find
your own skill one day and you will do well.
|
|
|
b
|
My advice to you
is ‘know your customer’.
|
|
|
c
|
Choose your business
partners very carefully!
|
|
|
d
|
A good business
is a good idea.
|
|
|
e
|
Always remember
you don’t have to work for someone else.
|
|
|
f
|
Find a
professional body that deals with start up businesses who’ll help you put
your ideas into action.
|
|
|
g
|
I’m already
financially successful … I love what I do
|
|
Task 8. Watch
the video again and number the following quotes in the order you hear them.
|
I did some market research on it.
|
|
|
I’ve an annual turnover of £70,000.
|
|
|
Always believe in yourself.
|
|
|
I’m very passionate about my work.
|
|
|
Last year I decided to set up my own
business.
|
|
|
We’ve been very lucky and very
successful.
|
|
|
We’ve been going for two and a half
years now.
|
|
Task 9. Can you name the
seven secrets of success?
1. Stay …………………………………………………………………………...
2. Get some
……………………………………………………..………………
3. Be your own
………………………………….…………………….………
4. Have a good ………………………………………..………………………
5. Choose your
…………………………………………………………………
6. Know your
……………………………………………………………………
7. Don’t
………………………………………………………………..………..
Homework: Write a
for-and-against essay.
‘You have had a class discussion about young people who prefer to work
for themselves or own a business rather than working for someone else. Now your
English teacher has asked you to write an essay based on the following
statement: “There are both advantages and disadvantages of being
self-employed.”
Write your essay (120-180)
words.
Remember the rules of essay
writing, mind the style and use the planner.
Use the following plan:
Ø make an
introduction
Ø express your first
idea and give arguments for and against, support your arguments with justifications
and examples;
Ø express your
second idea and give arguments for and against, support your arguments with
justifications and examples;
Ø express your third
idea and give arguments for and against, support your arguments with justifications
and examples;
Ø make a conclusion:
give your opinion or a balanced summery of the topic.
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